Title
Mourning ring
Object Category
rings
Description
Gold mourning ring with profile cameo of Bentham with gold hair and dark brown/black face on a white background, inscriptions engraved outside and inside the ring, inside the ring there is a braided lock of Bentham's hair which is covered by clear glass.
Inside - "Born 4/15 Feb. 1747 & died 6 June 1832 in his 85 year. Jeremy Bentham Hair & profile" Outside- "Memento for John Stuart Mill Esq"
Production Date
1832 to 1832
Material
Dimensions
height: 19 mm
width: 23 mm
depth: 24 mm
Collection
Jeremy Bentham Auto-Icon Collection
Accession Number
LDUJB-04
Alternative Number
Btemp-05.2
Administration Name
UCL Science and Engineering Collections